Wall safe



May 16, 1950 A. G. LE PAGE 2,507,724'

WALL SAFE Filed Oct. 51, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l ALFRED CORDON 5P/46E A.G. LE PAGE May 16, 1950 WALL SAFE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed OCL. 3l, 1945INVENTOR. ALFRED GORDON EPAGL Patented May 16, 1950 Alfred Gordon- LePage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application October 31, 1945',Serial No. 625,799

(Cl. 10S-59.)

4 Claims.. 1 My invention. relates to improvements in wallv safes;

The objects cf' the. invention are to provide a relatively inexpensivesafe tov be embedded in ay concrete; or brick. wall', which: safe is ofample-- strength and is provided with a locking. mechanism disposed atapointsremote; from-:thefront ofV the safe, so 'as to' make it extremelydiiiicult: for an unauthorized person to tamper with the lock. ingmechanism oropen the safe. A further object is tov provide a lockingbolt which. engages the inner end. of the safe drawer. to; lock it in.position, as differentiating from the conventional type of' drawerwhere;the` front of: the. drawer is locked to the. safe casing.

Referring tothe drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional` View of the invention showing acircular open ended drawer, takenv on the line I--I of Figure 2.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the lai-ne 2--2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the locking mechanism',

Fig. 4 is va transverse sectional View taken on the line II-4 of Figure3.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal view of a typical key.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal view taken on the line 6-6 o Figure '1, showingan open ended rectangular drawer;

Fig. 'l` is a transverseV sectional' view taken on the line 1-1' ofFigure 6.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each ligure.

The numeral I indicates generally a cylindrical casing open ended at thefront and provided with a. rear end closure 2 which projects beyond theWall 3 of the casing to form a key in the wall into which the safe is tobe built. The end closure 2 is provided with a central recess 5 havingoverhanging peripheral lugs 6 with intervening spaces 1 of similarcircumferential width to that of the lugs.

Extending radially of the recess 5 is a pair of grooves 9 in which thelegs In of an arcuate dog II are slidably mounted, the dog II is of awidth to enter and ll one of the spaces 1 between the lugs 6. The inneredge of one of the legs I is cut to form a toothed rack I2, the purposeof which will hereinafter appear.

A cylindrical drawer I4 having a heat insulated wall I and a drawerfront I5 is slidably insertable within the casing. The drawer I4 isprovided with a pull I1 at its outer end vand is tted at its inner endwith a flange I8 having arcuate lugs I9 upon its outer periphery whichare adapted to pass through the spaces 1 and which when the drawer isturned abeut its longif tudinal axis, lie behind corresponding lugs. 6in the end c1osure2. A cover plate 2l is adapted to enclose the grooves3 of the rear end closure 2 and is'fitted. with. a loc-k mechanism. 22.mechanism 22 `consists of a cylinder 2d having an annular endclosure 25.and is adapted to be se.-

c-ured to an outer end plate 26, which in thecasey ofthe device thus fardescribed, is identical, with the cover plate 2l. Journalled in theend'. closure 25 and the. outer endaplate. 2li: is a shaft 21 having alongitudinalgroove 28: and is'fitted at its outer end with a pinion 29.The shaft 21 istted with three slidingdscs 3I, 3.2 and 3,3. al1 of whichare urged away from the rear end of the cylinder and from each other by.i-nterspaced springs 34. Each of the discs 3I,. 3,3' and 33 is. providedwith an inner. peripheral tit which' rides in the groove 218 andf anyouter peripheral gap 311,. the tits 36 Vary in. length, the titA of 3llbeingshort, the tit of 3.2 beingl longer and the tit` of being stil-llonger- Secured in position lo.ngitudinally of thecylinder 2.4 is; awardstrip 39 which is provided With three: slots lid, ci such depth asV to;per.- m-it. the. discsz3i, 32; and; 33 to rotate when they are movedinte-register with said slots.

Atube 42. extends from. the. end closure 25 to the front of; the casing;I. or the surface of thel Wall'. inwhich the; device is; tted. This.tube isv of the. samediameter asthe slotted shaft 21 and is. adaptedtqserve as. a guide for a, key 43. The key 43 is tted with a knurled knob44 at its outer end and an operating tongue 45 at its inner end. Thetongue is provided with 3 steps 41 which coincide as to spacing with theslots 4|] of the ward strip 39, so that when the key is inserted intothe tube 42 to its limit, the steps 41 engage the several tits 36 of thediscs 3|, 32 and 33 progressively compressing the springs 34 until allof said discs are in register with the slots 4D, when the key can berotated, simultaneously rotating the pinion 29.

In the modification shown in Figures 6 and 7, the numeral indicates arectangular wall casing having side walls 5I secured to an end closure52 having a recess 53 which is divided with a horizontal rib 54.Slidably mounted in the casing 5!) is a rectangular drawer 56 having afront wall 51 equipped with a pull 58 and side walls 59 and top andbottom walls 60 which are insulated as at 3|. The rear ends of the sidewalls 59 are adapted to project into the upper part of the recess 53 andare slotted at their lower corners as at 63 to receive locking bolts 64.

The lock.

The locking bolts 64 are in the form of inverted L-shaped extensionsextending from rectangular plates 65 which have sliding movement in therecess 53 between its base and the rib 5d. each of the plates 65 isprovided with a horizontal slot 61 and each slot has a toothed rack 68on one of its sides, both of which racks are engaged by the teeth of thelock mechanism pinion 29.

In operating the safe as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the cylindricaldrawer I4 is inserted into the casing I and its arcuate lugs I9 arepassed between and beyond the lugs 6. When the drawer has reached itsultimate inner position, it is turned about its horizontal axis todispose its lugs I9 directly behind the lugs 6, the key 43 is turned ina clockwise direction, thus turning the pinion 29 which imparts aninward movement to the arcuate dog II to close up one of the spaces 'lbetween adjacent lugs I9, thus preventing the cylindrical drawer I4 frombeing turned about its horizontal axis. When the key reaches the lockedposition the discs 3l, 32 and 33 are so placed that the ward strip 39 isbridged by the several peripheral gaps 3'! and the springs 34 push thekey outwardly and displace the discs longitudinally of the grooved shaft21 so that said discs no longer register with the ward slots 40 andfurther rotation of the shaft 21 is prevented until the key is againthrust home, or to the inward limit of its movement. Obviously reversingthe procedure will withdraw the arcuate dog II, thus allowing the drawerto be rocked to register the lugs I9 with the spaces 'I and permit saiddrawer to be removed.

To open the drawer 56, the key is used to rotate the pinion and withdrawthe bolts 64 from the slots 83 in opposite sides of said drawer.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A wall safe comprising a casing adapted to be built into a wall, saidcasing having a rear end closure, a drawer adapted for insertion intothe casing, a lock mechanism adapted to engage a drawer part within thecasing, said lock mechanism including a lock barrel and a rocking shaft,an endwise movable member actuated by the rocking movement of said shaftto secure the drawer against removal from the casing, part of said lockmechanism being mounted to project beyond the casing and remote from thefront of said casing, an elongated tube communicating between the lockmechanism and the front of the casing adapted to receive a key foroperating the 4 lock mechanism, said tube being mounted on the outerperiphery of the casing and extending longitudinally thereof.

2. A wall safe comprising a casing adapted to be built into a wall, saidcasing having an inner end closure, a drawer insertable into saidcasing, said drawer having a front to close the front opening andlatching means adjacent its inner end, said end closure having latchingmeans adapted to be engaged by the latching means of the drawer toprevent endwise movement of said drawer, means for locking the latchingmeans, a tube positioned exteriorly of the casing, said tube supportingthe locking means at one end and affording access thereto from a pointadjacent the front opening.

3. A wall safe comprising a casing adapted to be built into a wall, saidcasing having an inner end closure, a drawer insertable into saidcasing. a set of circumferentially spaced lugs carried by the inner endclosure and a set of coacting circumferentially spaced lugs carriedadjacent the inner end of the drawer, one set of said lugs being adaptedfor rocking movement to secure the drawer in its closed position, meansfor preventing relative rocking movement between the sets of lugs, alock controlling said means, a tube positioned exteriorly of the casingsupporting said lock at one end and affording access thereto from apoint adjacent the front opening.

4. A wall safe comprising a casing adapted to be built into a wall, saidcasing having a rear end closure, a drawer adapted for insertion intothe casing, a lock mechanism disposed adjacent the rear end closure, atube positioned exteriorly of the casing connecting said lock mechanismand affording access thereto, and a movable member connected with thelock mechanism for securing the drawer against removal from the casing.

ALFRED GORDON LE PAGE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 658,645 Hough Sept. 25, 1900775,356 Smith l- Nov. 22, 1904 2,128,704 Hall Aug. 30, 1938

